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Reality Competition Shows

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Pitbull and Flo Rida to Rep Miami on Today Show's Summer Concert Series

    Sandwiched between Usher on May 18 and a "special Thursday" performance by the future American Idol champ and runner-up on May 31, Pitbull has been added to the mainstream list of musical acts tackling the Today Show stage as one of several participating in the year's Toyota Summer Concert Series. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    Win a Free Weekend of Personal Training at BodyTrain City Miami

    ​Admit it: You have a weakness for The Biggest Loser. It's only natural. The show's a perfect blend of schadenfreude and fitness inspiration. But when the show ends and you're still comfortably wedged into your couch with a bag of Cheetos next to you, that inspiration disappears into thin air.Why ... More >>

  • Music

    December 1, 2011

    Judas Priest's Epitaph Farewell Tour at Klipsch Amphitheater December 1

    ​Admit it: You have a weakness for The Biggest Loser. It's only natural. The show's a perfect blend of schadenfreude and fitness inspiration. But when the show ends and you're still comfortably wedged into your couch with a bag of Cheetos next to you, that inspiration disappears into thin air.Why ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Judas Priest's Rob Halford Talks Heavy Metal, American Idol, and the Grim Reaper

    ​Is this really the end of Judas Priest? Apparently, it's not. According to lead screamer Rob Halford, the Epitaph Farewell Tour is merely the band's last non-stop worldwide trek before he and his metal minions enter semi-retirement. Still, though, as we here at Crossfade have shouted lo' so man ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Dancing With the Stars Grand Finale: Ricki Lake Tangos to Psycho Theme

    ​Gosh, were we excited for the Dancing with the Stars Grand Finale. And boy did ABC go all out for us! Instead of the usual flippant DWTS introduction, we get a very serious Explosions in the Sky-scored, grainy film-effect montage of Ricki, Rob, and J.R. We are reminded that Ricki did it for the s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Top Chef Texas Recap: Motherf**king Snakes and a Quinceañera

    Photo by Virginia Sherwood/BravoUnfortunately, Padma wasn't the quinceañera.​The dust of more than a dozen would-be cheftestants hauling it back to where they came from has finally cleared, and now it's time to really start the new season of Top Chef: Texas. The show promises to move around the s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Top Chef: Texas Contestant Molly Brandt Talks About Working on a Ship

    ​Courtesy of Molly BrandtMolly Brandt, executive chef at 150 Central Park, dishes about Top Chef.​Top Chef: Texas premiered last week with a gigantic cast of cheftestants, including two chefs with local ties, Lindsay Autry, executive chef at Michelle Bernstein's restaurant at the Omphoy Palm Bea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Simon Cowell Sued by Father and Son X Factor Contestants for "Physical and Mental Exertion"

    ​Former American Idol judge Simon Cowell scoured America this summer looking for contestants for his new singing show, The X Factor. We're not sure if he found any future Kelly Clarksons when he visited Miami, but he did discover a now angry and litigious father-and-son duo. Stephen Marks, 54 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Top Chef: The Tour Arrives in Miami June 1

    Photo by Heidi Gutman/BravoTop Chef: The Tour's stop at New York City.​Do you swoon when you hear Fabio Vivian speak? Squeal every time Clara Hall says "Hootie hoo"? Well, then you are in luck, because Top Chef is taking its show on the road. The creatively named Top Chef: The Tour will stop in So ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Top Chef's Gail Simmons on Miami, Just Desserts

    Courtesy South Beach Wine & Food Festival​Gail Simmons, of Top Chef and Food & Wine, returns to Miami in a few weeks for the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. This year, she'll host the sold out Dolce Brunch at Blue Door Fish. She co-hosts with James Beard winner Michael White (of Mare ... More >>

  • News

    December 30, 2010

    The Amazing Race contestant fires black employees

    Courtesy South Beach Wine & Food Festival​Gail Simmons, of Top Chef and Food & Wine, returns to Miami in a few weeks for the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. This year, she'll host the sold out Dolce Brunch at Blue Door Fish. She co-hosts with James Beard winner Michael White (of Mare ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    Chad Waltrip, Amazing Race Contestant, Accused of Racism in Firing Three Black Employees

    via CBS Waltrip and girlfriend Stephanie Smith on The Amazing Race. On the show, Smith warned that Waltrip "gets out his anger or energy by yelling at other people."​When Chad Waltrip appeared recently on the CBS reality TV show The Amazing Race, three of his co-workers in Miami say they ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Top Chef All-Stars Premieres Tonight

    Matthias Clamer/Bravo ​Top Chef Season Eight premieres tonight with a cast of all-stars (contestants from previous seasons who didn't take the title) and it sounds like we may be in for a treat. It really won't take much for this season to outshine Top Chef: Washington, D.C. -- likely the worst s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 7, 2010

    Derek J Does Hair

    Matthias Clamer/Bravo ​Top Chef Season Eight premieres tonight with a cast of all-stars (contestants from previous seasons who didn't take the title) and it sounds like we may be in for a treat. It really won't take much for this season to outshine Top Chef: Washington, D.C. -- likely the worst s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2010

    Waltz This Way

    Matthias Clamer/Bravo ​Top Chef Season Eight premieres tonight with a cast of all-stars (contestants from previous seasons who didn't take the title) and it sounds like we may be in for a treat. It really won't take much for this season to outshine Top Chef: Washington, D.C. -- likely the worst s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Top Chef Season 7: To Singapore, With Love, Episode 13

    Photo by David Giesbrecht/BravoThe final four Top Chef contestants.​So what do you get when you put a bunch of American chefs in Singapore? Confusion, apparently. Engrish, I can't readz!!! Everyone's favorite cocky bastard Angelo came in with guns ablazin' only to be cut down to size before the ep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Top Chef Season 7: Houston, We Have a Problem, Episode 12

    Photo by David Giesbrecht/BravoWas it really Tiffany's time?​A lot of Top Chef fans complain the DC edition has been boring. Yeah, there have been some duds, but Las Vegas was much worse. The Voltaggio brothers were too good to be on Top Chef and blew out the competition week after week. Where's t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Top Chef Upsets The Amazing Race to Win the Emmy

    Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio won the Emmy last night. ​Last night, Top Chef pulled off a major upset in the Outstanding Reality Competition Program category at the 62nd annual Emmy Awards. For seven years, since the category was introduced, The Amazing Race has swept the competition. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Top Chef Season 7: Making Concessions, Episode 11

    Photo by David Giesbrecht/BravoTiffany and Ed hit it out of the park this week.​Last night on Top Chef, we were treated to an opening sequence of frontrunner Ed donning a hideous yellow housedress as the roommates laughed. Actually, Ed was wearing Tiffany's dress. Hmmm. How did that happen?In anot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Top Chef Season 7: Covert Cuisine, Episode 10

    Photo by David Giesbrecht/Bravo​With the departure of Kenny, I wasn't looking forward to this episode of Top Chef. I thought it would be all about Angelo and his ego. And in a way it was; just not the usual bragging and posturing. Dude seemed off his game last night. What was consistent in this ep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Top Chef Season 7: Restaurant Wars, Episode 9

    Photo by David Giesbrecht/BravoTom Colicchio and Kenny.​Each season of Top Chef, everyone looks forward to one episode in particular: "Restaurant Wars." Last night, the show celebrated the episode with a bang. And the result was kind of surprising.Before "Restaurant Wars," however, we got a shot o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Top Chef Season 7: Foreign Affairs, Episode 8

    Photo by David Giesbrecht/BravoMarcus Samuelson and Padma Lakshmi​Can we just skip this middling episode and embrace the fabulousness that is Restaurant Wars next week? The preview looks like the drama-filled, make-it-or-break it moments Top Chef is celebrated for. So excited.In the meantime, with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Top Chef Season 7: Power Lunch, Episode 7

    Photo by David Giesbrecht/BravoPack up your knives, Andrea.​This episode began with some obligatory scenes in the Top Chef brownstone. While Angelo was missing ousted Tamesha, Kenny was still licking his wounds from being sent to Judges' Table by his peers: "For the last challenge I wasn't on the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    Top Chef Season 7: Cold War, Episode Recap

    Andrea Curto-Randazzo stares down Michelle Bernstein and Padma Lakshmi. ​Prior to the airing of this episode of Top Chef, I saw that Michelle Bernstein (of Michy's and Sra. Martinez) would be one of the judges. I wondered if this would work for or against Talula chef Andrea Curto-Randazzo. The Mia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Top Chef Season 7: Everyone Gets Crabs, Episode 5 Recap

    Photo by David Giesbrecht/BravoAndrea is finally on top!​This episode of Top Chef marked the first of the show's fauxmances, with the pairing off of Angelo and Tamesha in one corner, and Ed and Tiffany in another. Is it a sign of gamesmanship or true love? Or are these lusty chefs getting lonely i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    Top Chef Season 7: Intern Picnic Par-tay, Episode 3 Recap

    Photo by David Giesbrecht/BravoStop playing it safe Andrea!​Another episode of Top Chef, another episode of the same: Angelo and Kenny continue to whoop everyone's ass, Homegirl Andrea floats around in contestant purgatory, which isn't a good place to be. Her  food is passable for now, but ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    Top Chef's Andrea Curto-Randazzo's Video Rant

    Top Chef's Andrea Curto-Randazzo. ​Miami Top Chef contestant Andrea Curto-Randazzo has taken to YouTube to vent some frustrations (you hear that, Padma!), give her fellow reality stars some shout-outs and throw out the word "cock." The Talula and Water Club chef's "I'm Just Sayin' " video rant is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    The Return of Top Chef: Season Premiere Recap

    Photo by David Giesbrecht/BravoGo Andrea, go!Season seven of Top Chef launched last night and it was great to see a very buxom Padma Lakshmi and no-nonsense Tom Colicchio return to the airwaves. This version of Top Chef is set in Washington D.C., and the puns about cooking in our nation's capital en ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Michelle Bernstein To Be A Judge on Top Chef Once Again

    Photo by Jacquelynn D. PowersMichelle Bernstein. ​Last night at a casual dinner at Michy's, Short Order found out that chef/proprietor Michelle Bernstein judged an episode of the new season of Top Chef, which begins this Wednesday night on Bravo. While Bernstein has officiated Top Chef in the past ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    The Real Reason Top Chef's Micah Edelstein Left Grass

    ​While it was ;reported that executive chef Micah Edelstein left Grass in the Design District a few weeks ago, no official reason was given for her departure. Short Order called the former Top Chef contestant and dug up the inside scoop. Edelstein says Grass' owners approached her and asked that s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Carmen Gonzalez Wins in Second Episode of Top Chef Masters Season 2

    The only chef with a Miami connection in the second season of Bravo's Top Chef Masters won last night's episode. After a bout of unlucky events, Carmen Gonzalez seemed an unlikely winner in an elimination challenge that required the chefs to put their twist on soul food for actor Mekhi Phifer's bir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Announcements: Danny Gokey's Culture Room Show Nixed

    ​American Idol Season 8 star Danny Gokey, who finished third behind Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, will not perform at the Culture Room on April 8, according to the venue's website. Gokey's debut country album My Best Days is selling briskly, though. The album's first single is "My Best Days A ... More >>

  • Music

    September 24, 2009

    Journey

    ​American Idol Season 8 star Danny Gokey, who finished third behind Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, will not perform at the Culture Room on April 8, according to the venue's website. Gokey's debut country album My Best Days is selling briskly, though. The album's first single is "My Best Days A ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2009

    The Revolution Will Be Televised

    ​American Idol Season 8 star Danny Gokey, who finished third behind Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, will not perform at the Culture Room on April 8, according to the venue's website. Gokey's debut country album My Best Days is selling briskly, though. The album's first single is "My Best Days A ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2009

    You Can’t Dip a Chip, Just a Lady

    ​American Idol Season 8 star Danny Gokey, who finished third behind Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, will not perform at the Culture Room on April 8, according to the venue's website. Gokey's debut country album My Best Days is selling briskly, though. The album's first single is "My Best Days A ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2009

    The Gunn Show

    ​American Idol Season 8 star Danny Gokey, who finished third behind Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, will not perform at the Culture Room on April 8, according to the venue's website. Gokey's debut country album My Best Days is selling briskly, though. The album's first single is "My Best Days A ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2009

    Heaven’s Kitchen

    ​American Idol Season 8 star Danny Gokey, who finished third behind Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, will not perform at the Culture Room on April 8, according to the venue's website. Gokey's debut country album My Best Days is selling briskly, though. The album's first single is "My Best Days A ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 19, 2009

    Feed me, Colicchio

    Top chef takes top billing

  • Calendar

    March 5, 2009

    Calling All Hecklers

    Go to the Improv and give Dice a taste of his own medicine.

  • Calendar

    August 7, 2008

    Rotund and Real

    Ralphie May is who he is, and he makes no apologies.

  • Calendar

    July 31, 2008

    Who Is ... Dustin Diamond?

    Feed your mind at the Just the Funny Pop Culture Improv Challenge.

  • Calendar

    January 17, 2008

    Dance Fever

    Catch it at the BankAtlantic Center.

  • Calendar

    November 29, 2007

    Beyond Fierce

    See what it’s all about at In Fashion ’07.

  • Calendar

    August 16, 2007

    A Moment Like This

    It’s gonna be a little pitchy at the AAA

  • Calendar

    July 5, 2007

    Idol Worship

    Five reasons to spend Friday with your inner Simon Cowell

  • Calendar

    June 21, 2007

    Celebrity Sway

    The Dancing with the Stars tour glides into town

  • Calendar

    April 5, 2007

    Are You In?

    Give Tim Gunn our fondest regards

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2006

    Travel Buddy Wanted

    Give Tim Gunn our fondest regards

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